Arch support



Marchlz, 1940- I L. P. KNUPP 2,193,174

ARCH SUPPORT Filed Nov. 21, 1958 LEO KNU PQ Inventor Patented Mar. 12, 1940 PATENT QFFICE Anon SUPPORT Leo P. Knupp, Anna, Ill. Application November 21,1938, Serial No. 241,674 2 Claims. o1. sis-71$ The present invention relates to arch supports and comprises a device of this character formed of solid yieldable material together with attaching means carried thereby for detachably secur ing the support in a' desired position to the edge portion of the inside of a shoe.

A further object 'of the invention is-to provide a yieldable pad constituting the arch support and adapted to conformably fit under the arch of a foot together with a rigid fastening device having one portion extending longitudinally under the pad and fixedly secured thereto and also embodying an anchoring member extending inwardly from the edge portion of the innersole of E the shoe and underlying the same for attaching to the sole of the shoe; r A still further object is to provide a device of this character of simple and practical construction, which is efficient and reliable in use, rela- 0 tively inexpensive to manufacture and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which- Figure l is a top plan view showing the relative 1) position of the arch support with respect to the sole of a shoe. Figure 2 is a side elevational view. Figure 3 is an end elevational .view.

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view taken 3 substantially on a lined- 4 of Figure 1.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, the numeral 5 designates a pad preferably constructed of sponge rubber or similar resilient material andof a contour adapted to conformably fit under the arch of a foot, the central portion of the pad being suitably raised to support the arch and tapering to fiat edges at the'front,

A on the plate embedded inthe pad and strips prorear and inner edge portions of the pad. The

, outer longitudinal edge of the pad extends up- 1 right as shown at 6 for bearing against the inside portion of the foot.

Extending beneath the pad, adjacent the cute edge thereof, is an'elongated relatively flat strip,

of rigidmaterial, preferably metal, as indicated at 1, the strip being curved longitudinally to conform to the contour of the sole 8 of a shoe, in the region of the metatarsal arch. Secured to the upper surface of the strip are a plurality of headed pins or brads 9 having their headed 5 portions embedded in the pad for anchoring the strip to the under side of the pad.

A plurality of fastening clips l0 project laterally from the outer edge of the strip 1 and are bent inwardly in spaced relation from the strip 10 and around the adjacent edge portion of the innersole ll of the shoe, as shown to advantage inFigure f1 of the drawing. The inwardly extending ends l2 of the clips underlie the innersole H as shown at I2 and rest upon the upper surface of the main sole l3. Each of the clips are provided with downwardly thrust prongs l4 adapted for embedding in the sole l3 whereby to anchor the pad in the desired position to the sole. go

extending metallic plate underlying the pad,

headed studs rising from the plate and embedded in the pad and laterally projecting strips on the plate, said strips being bent inwardly and under the plate for clamping the innersole to the under side of the pad, firmly afiixing the pad to the shoe. 1

- 2. An arch support comprising a resilient pad so constructed as to conformably' fit under the arch of a foot and'means for anchoring the. pad within a shoe, comprising a longitudinally extending metallic plate underlying the pad, studs jecting from one edge of the plate and bent under the plate for clamping an innersole between the plate and-the strips and anchoring prongs for the strips.

' LEQ P. KNUPP. 

